Today is definitely turning out to be a low spark.

I'm hating school a lot right now. I think coming here may have been a mistake.

Phil Collins, "I Missed Again"
On: Face Value (1981)
What the song is about: Face Value was pretty much a musical obituary for death of PC's marriage...I was watching an in-depth profile on this album of VH1 Classic (because I'm lame) and he was saying how the hook line "I missed again" was a shorthand way of saying that he had missed again at love/relationships.
Why I keep listening to it: I love the horns! The thing that is so great about Face Value is that, although all the songs are cohesive thematically, he didn't try to make album with one "sad" sound. I like the fact that he made a depressing song that you can dance to.
Best lyric: " I think about it from time to time when I'm lonely and on my own/ I try to forget and yet still rush to the phone."
Also...PC tries to dance in the music video. Hilarious.


Traffic, "Light Up Or Leave Me Alone"
On: The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys (1971)
What the song is about: Hypocrites.
Why I was listening to it this morning: Good groove, man. Just a good groove.
Best lyric: "You're up all night preaching you mind/ Come home in the morning with your latest find/ I'm gonna have to lay it yo you straight on the line/ Either light up or leave me alone."
Best part of the song: The whole thing is pretty amazing.